Swinney: Zion Williamson could play QB for Clemson

Clemson head coach Dabo Swinney was interviewed by Duke's Coach K during his SiriusXM radio show "Basketball & Beyond" Thursday night as they talked about basketball sensation Zion Williamson.

Swinney like most of the nation has been fascinated by Zion's rare combination of speed and power at 6-foot-7 and 285 pounds and wondered how the impact freshman would have performed on the gridiron.

"The only guy who I think could be better than [Ross] is this Zion kid you've got," Swinney said. "I'd put [Williamson] at tight end or wideout or [defensive] end or wherever he wanted to play. We might even put him at quarterback."

Coach K laughed and agreed with Swinney, "You'd run the Wildcat."

"Put him in the wildcat," Swinney laughed. "No doubt."

Williamson had a football scholarship from LSU even though his high school didn't have a football team.